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(No Model)" H. G. ALBRECHT & C. NIELSON.

PAD. TREE FOR HARNESS. No. 284,160. Q Patented Se 4,1883.

nu-5 2s. v I \wawmsfiw UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY GUSTAV ALBRECHT AND oHRIsT AN mELsoN,oE WAnrETon,

I i DAKOTA TERRITORY.

p PA D-T-REE FOR HARNESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 284,160, datedSeptember 4, 1883.

Application filed December 19, 188 2. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY GUsTAv AL- BRECHT, asubject of the Emperor ofGermany,

and GnEIsTIAN NIELsQN, a subject of the King of Denmark, both havingdeclared their intention of becoming citizens of the United States,

andboth residing at Wahpeton, in the county of Richland and Territory ofDakota, have jointly invented certain new and usefullnr provements inSwiveled Pad-Trees for Har-v Figs. 4, 5, and- 6 are perspective views,en-

larged, of the metal portions of the device.

This invention is intended tobe applied to the metal trees connectingthe pads of the sad dle; and it consists in the construction hereinafterparticularly described, and then sought to be specifically defined bytheclaim.

Asillustrated in the. accompanying drawings, the metal plates A areembedded within the pads BB and providedwith tWOBZLlS, a"

a projecting from each of the metal plates A out through the covering ofthe pads 13 B. By this means the ears a a only show outside the pads,the plates being entirely concealed and secured within the pad byrivets, sewing,

A as

or in any other suitable manner. Swiveled by its ends, between each pairof the cars a a is a curved metal tree, 0, to which the check rein hookZ2, and rein-,terrets 0, and crupperor back-strap loop 01 are attached.By'this means the pads B B are movable upon the pins of the ears a a",so that they will adjust themselves to the back of the horse, no matterof what shape or size, and thus avoid chafing or rubbing, or bearingunequally. By this arrangement one set of pads will fit all forms orsizes of horses; henceno change of harness need be made fordifferent-sized horses, but one harness may be used for all sizes.Pivoted upon the outer ends of the same pins that hold the tree 0,between the ears cc, are two'metal loops, 6 6 in which the back-bands orbearing-straps Dare secured, these straps passing through theordinary'loops, gg on the pads 13 B This is the form used on singleharness; but the same swiveled tree may of. course be used equally wellon double harness.

All the metal parts will usually be of malleable iron, and all theexposed portions will A i be plated with silver, nickel, gold, orgalvanized or finished in any other well-known manner.

By having the ends of the trees C fit between the ears (1. a and theends of the loops 6 e outside of the ears the latter are braced andstrengthened; but while we consider the method just describedthe bestmethod, and desire to be protected therein, yet we do not want to beconfined thereto.

Having described our invention and set forth its merits, what weclaimis" The combination of the pad-plates A A, securedunder thepad-covering, and having ears 0 a projecting upward througlrthecovering,- the metallic tree 0, pivoted between the said ears, and theback-band loops 6 e pivoted by thesame pins outside of the same ears,substantially as and for the purpose herein specified. j

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses. A

HENRY GUSTAV ALBRECHT. CHRISTIAN NIELSON.

Witnesses:

J. L. PUEoELL, W. E. PUROELL.

